Former president Jacob Zuma has denied having had a hand in removing former Government Communication and Information Systems chief executive Themba Maseko, for failing to cooperate with the controversial Gupta family over the state’s R600-million advertising budget.
He said the commission — chaired by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo — has also heard evidence just last week about how individuals “used my name”, referring to the evidence of Bruce Koloane, the ambassador to the Netherlands, who said he lied about the fact that Zuma had instructed him to allow the Guptas to land at the Waterkloof Airforce Base, a national key point.“At times people use the names of the president.
Zuma had on Monday told the commission that the setting up of the newspaper and the Gupta-owned television channel, ANN7, was his idea and that he had even suggested the name for the. On Tuesday, he said he did not know why Ajay Gupta would have said that he would “sort out” Maseko, but admitted that it was improper for him to do so.
“If the minister says: ‘But look I just can’t work with this DG,’ it happens all the time. You can’t force the minister. So you say: ‘Ok proceed’, and then follow the process,” Zuma said.
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